據OE網站7月22日報道，貝克休斯(Baker Hughes)周三公布連續第二個季度虧損，并表示將繼續控制成本，為更長期的油價波動做準備。

由于3-4月原油價格暴跌，導致對貝克休斯及其競爭對手斯倫貝謝(Schlumberger)和哈里伯頓(Halliburton)提供的服務需求減少，石油生產商停止了新油井的鉆探，并大幅削減了預算。

貝克休斯的油田服務業務收入約占總銷售額的一半，在第二季度下降了26％，至24.1億美元。 總收入下降了21％，至47.4億美元。

周三美國原油期貨交易于每桶41美元左右，處于多數生產商需要盈利的最低端。

自油價暴跌以來，一些較小的油田服務公司已申請破產，其中包括貝克休斯（Baker Hughes）持有少數股權的壓裂專業服務公司BJ。

貝克休斯已將其今年預算同比削減了20％以上，并披露了退出或關閉非核心產品線的計劃，其中包括北美全方位服務的鉆井和完井液業務。

首席執行官洛倫佐·西蒙內利（Lorenzo Simonelli）表示，我們正在為未來可能出現的波動做準備，同時還將側重于從結構上降低成本基礎。”他指出，第二波新冠疫情和高失業率可能帶來經濟不確定性。

該公司第二季度凈虧損增加至2.01億美元，合每股31美分，上年同期為虧損900萬美元，合每股2美分。

根據Refinitiv IBES數據顯示，貝克休斯每股虧損5美分，低于分析師平均預期的1美分。

盤前交易中，該公司股價上漲1.23%，至16.50美元，分析師普遍對貝克休斯的業績持樂觀的態度。

Tudor Pickering Holt & Co的分析師在一份報告中寫道，基本運營業績比預期要好得多。"

郝芬 譯自 OE 網站

原文如下：

Baker Hughes Posts Q2 Loss as Oil Slump Hits Demand

Baker Hughes Co posted its second consecutive quarterly loss on Wednesday and said it would continue to rein in costs in preparation for a longer period of volatility in oil prices.

Oil producers halted the drilling of new wells and drastically cut their budgets following a collapse in crude oil prices in March and April that clipped demand for services offered by Baker Hughes and rivals Schlumberger and Halliburton.

Revenue from Baker Hughes' oilfield services business, which accounts for about half of total sales, tumbled 26% to $2.41 billion in the second quarter. Total revenue fell 21% to $4.74 billion.

U.S. crude futures were trading around $41 per barrel on Wednesday, at the lower end of what most producers need to be profitable.

Some smaller oilfield service firms have filed for bankruptcy since the oil price crash, including fracker BJ Services, in which Baker Hughes holds a minority interest.

Baker Hughes has cut its 2020 budget by over 20% year-on-year and disclosed plans to exit or shut down non-core product lines, including North American full-service drilling and completions fluids business.

"We are preparing for potential future volatility, while also focusing on structurally reducing our cost base," Chief Executive Lorenzo Simonelli said, pointing to the risks from a second wave of coronavirus cases and high unemployment that could lead to economic uncertainty.

Net loss attributable to the company widened to $201 million, or 31 cents per share, in the second quarter, from a loss of $9 million, or 2 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding charges, Baker Hughes lost 5 cents per share, worse than analysts' average expectation of 1 cent, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

Shares were up 1.23% in premarket trading at $16.50, and analysts were generally upbeat about Baker's results.

"Underlying operational results fared (much) better vs consensus expectations," wrote analysts for Tudor Pickering Holt & Co in a note.